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==PAPER 175: THE LAST TEMPLE DISCOURSE==

==PAPER 175: THE LAST TEMPLE DISCOURSE==

175:0.1 Shortly after two o'clock on this Tuesday afternoon, [[Jesus]], accompanied by eleven [[apostles]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_of_arimathea Joseph of Arimathea], the thirty [[Greeks]], and certain other [[disciples]], arrived at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] and began the delivery of his last [[Discourse|address]] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple#The_Court_of_the_Gentiles courts] of the [[sacred]] edifice. This [[discourse]] was [[intended]] to be his last [[appeal]] to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jewish people] and the final [[indictment]] of his vehement [[enemies]] and would-be destroyers—the [[scribes]], [[Pharisees]], [[Sadducees]], and the chief rulers of [[Israel]]. Throughout the forenoon the various [[groups]] had had an [[opportunity]] to question [[Jesus]]; this afternoon no one asked him a [[question]].

175:0.1 Shortly after two o'clock on this Tuesday afternoon, [[Jesus]], accompanied by eleven [[apostles]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_of_arimathea Joseph of Arimathea], the thirty [[Greeks]], and certain other [[disciples]], arrived at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] and began the delivery of his last [[Discourse|address]] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple#The_Court_of_the_Gentiles courts] of the [[sacred]] edifice. This [[discourse]] was [[intended]] to be his last [[appeal]] to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jewish people] and the final [[indictment]] of his vehement [[enemies]] and would-be destroyers—the [[scribes]], [[Pharisees]], [[Sadducees]], and the chief rulers of [[Israel]]. Throughout the forenoon the various [[groups]] had had an [[opportunity]] to question [[Jesus]]; this afternoon no one asked him a [[question]].

175:0.2 As [[the Master]] began to [[speak]], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple#The_Court_of_the_Gentiles temple court] was [[quiet]] and orderly. The [[money]]-changers and the [[merchandisers]] had not [[dared]] again to enter the [[temple]] since [[Jesus]] and the aroused multitude had driven them out the previous day. Before beginning the [[discourse]], [[Jesus]] tenderly looked down upon this [[audience]] which was so soon to hear his [[farewell]] [[public]] address of [[mercy]] to [[mankind]] coupled with his last [[denunciation]] of the [[false]] [[teachers]] and the [[bigoted]] rulers of the [[Jews]].

175:0.2 As [[the Master]] began to [[speak]], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple#The_Court_of_the_Gentiles temple court] was [[quiet]] and orderly. The [[money]]-changers and the [[merchandisers]] had not [[dared]] again to enter the [[temple]] since [[Jesus]] and the aroused multitude had driven them out the previous day. Before beginning the [[discourse]], [[Jesus]] tenderly looked down upon this [[audience]] which was so soon to hear his [[farewell]] [[public]] address of [[mercy]] to [[mankind]] coupled with his last [[denunciation]] of the [[false]] [[teachers]] and the [[bigoted]] rulers of the [[Jews]].

==175:1. THE DISCOURSE==

==175:1. THE DISCOURSE==

175:1.1 " This long time have I been with you, going up and down in the [[land]] [[proclaiming]] [[the Father]]'s [[love]] for the [[children]] of [[Man|men]], and many have seen the [[light]] and, by [[faith]], have entered into [[the kingdom]] of heaven. In [[connection]] with this [[teaching]] and [[preaching]] [[the Father]] has done many [[wonderful]] works, even to the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_168 resurrection of the dead]. Many sick and afflicted have been made [[whole]] because they [[believed]]; but all of this [[proclamation]] of [[truth]] and [[healing]] of [[disease]] has not opened the eyes of those who refuse to see [[light]], those who are [[determined]] to [[reject]] this [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]].

175:1.1 " This long time have I been with you, going up and down in the [[land]] [[proclaiming]] [[the Father]]'s [[love]] for the [[children]] of [[Man|men]], and many have seen the [[light]] and, by [[faith]], have entered into [[the kingdom]] of heaven. In [[connection]] with this [[teaching]] and [[preaching]] [[the Father]] has done many [[wonderful]] works, even to the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_168 resurrection of the dead]. Many sick and afflicted have been made [[whole]] because they [[believed]]; but all of this [[proclamation]] of [[truth]] and [[healing]] of [[disease]] has not opened the eyes of those who refuse to see [[light]], those who are [[determined]] to [[reject]] this [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]].

175:1.2 " In every [[manner]] [[consistent]] with [[Doing the will of God|doing my Father's will]], I and my [[apostles]] have done our utmost to live in [[peace]] with our brethren, to [[conform]] with the reasonable requirements of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaic_law#Mosaic_law laws of Moses] and the [[traditions]] of [[Israel]]. We have [[persistently]] sought [[peace]], but the [[leaders]] of [[Israel]] will not have it. By [[rejecting]] the [[truth]] of [[God]] and the [[light]] of [[heaven]], they are [[aligning]] themselves on the side of [[error]] and [[darkness]]. There cannot be [[peace]] between [[light]] and [[darkness]], between life and [[death]], between [[truth]] and [[error]].

175:1.2 " In every [[manner]] [[consistent]] with [[Doing the will of God|doing my Father's will]], I and my [[apostles]] have done our utmost to live in [[peace]] with our brethren, to [[conform]] with the reasonable requirements of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaic_law#Mosaic_law laws of Moses] and the [[traditions]] of [[Israel]]. We have [[persistently]] sought [[peace]], but the [[leaders]] of [[Israel]] will not have it. By [[rejecting]] the [[truth]] of [[God]] and the [[light]] of [[heaven]], they are [[aligning]] themselves on the side of [[error]] and [[darkness]]. There cannot be [[peace]] between [[light]] and [[darkness]], between life and [[death]], between [[truth]] and [[error]].

175:1.3 " Many of you have [[dared]] to [[believe]] my teachings and have already entered into the [[joy]] and [[liberty]] of the [[consciousness]] of [[sonship]] with [[God]]. And you will bear me [[witness]] that I have offered this same sonship with [[God]] to all the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_nationalism Jewish nation], even to these very men who now seek my [[Death|destruction]]. And even now would [[the Father|my Father]] [[receive]] these blinded [[teachers]] and these [[hypocritical]] [[leaders]] if they would only turn to him and [[accept]] his [[mercy]]. Even now it is not too late for this people to [[receive]] the [[word]] of [[heaven]] and to [[welcome]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man].

175:1.3 " Many of you have [[dared]] to [[believe]] my teachings and have already entered into the [[joy]] and [[liberty]] of the [[consciousness]] of [[sonship]] with [[God]]. And you will bear me [[witness]] that I have offered this same sonship with [[God]] to all the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_nationalism Jewish nation], even to these very men who now seek my [[Death|destruction]]. And even now would [[the Father|my Father]] [[receive]] these blinded [[teachers]] and these [[hypocritical]] [[leaders]] if they would only turn to him and [[accept]] his [[mercy]]. Even now it is not too late for this people to [[receive]] the [[word]] of [[heaven]] and to [[welcome]] the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man].

175:1.4 " [[the Father|My Father]] has long dealt in [[mercy]] with this people. [[Generation]] after generation have we sent our [[prophets]] to [[teach]] and [[warn]] them, and [[generation]] after generation have they killed these [[heaven]]-sent [[teachers]]. And now do your willful [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol high priests] and stubborn rulers go right on doing this same thing. As [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod] brought about the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_135#135:12._DEATH_OF_JOHN_THE_BAPTIST death of John], you likewise now make ready to destroy the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man].

175:1.4 " [[the Father|My Father]] has long dealt in [[mercy]] with this people. [[Generation]] after generation have we sent our [[prophets]] to [[teach]] and [[warn]] them, and [[generation]] after generation have they killed these [[heaven]]-sent [[teachers]]. And now do your willful [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol high priests] and stubborn rulers go right on doing this same thing. As [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod] brought about the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_135#135:12._DEATH_OF_JOHN_THE_BAPTIST death of John], you likewise now make ready to destroy the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man].

175:1.5 " As long as there is a [[chance]] that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] will turn to [[the Father|my Father]] and seek [[salvation]], the [[God]] of [[Abraham]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac Isaac], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob Jacob] will keep his hands of [[mercy]] outstretched toward you; but when you have once filled up your cup of impenitence, and when once you have finally [[rejected]] [[the Father|my Father]]'s [[mercy]], this [[nation]] will be left to its own [[counsel]]s, and it shall [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_jerusalem#Destruction_of_Jerusalem speedily come to an inglorious end]. This people was called to become the [[light]] of the world, to show forth the [[spiritual]] [[glory]] of a [[God]]-knowing [[race]], but you have so far departed from the [[fulfillment]] of your [[divine]] [[privileges]] that your [[leaders]] are about to commit the [[supreme]] [[folly]] of all the ages in that they are on the verge of finally [[rejecting]] the [[gift]] of [[God]] to [[Mankind|all men]] and for all [[Epoch|ages]]—the [[revelation]] of the [[love]] of [[the Father]] in [[heaven]] for all his [[creatures]] on [[earth]].

175:1.5 " As long as there is a [[chance]] that the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] will turn to [[the Father|my Father]] and seek [[salvation]], the [[God]] of [[Abraham]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac Isaac], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob Jacob] will keep his hands of [[mercy]] outstretched toward you; but when you have once filled up your cup of impenitence, and when once you have finally [[rejected]] [[the Father|my Father]]'s [[mercy]], this [[nation]] will be left to its own [[counsel]]s, and it shall [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_jerusalem#Destruction_of_Jerusalem speedily come to an inglorious end]. This people was called to become the [[light]] of the world, to show forth the [[spiritual]] [[glory]] of a [[God]]-knowing [[race]], but you have so far departed from the [[fulfillment]] of your [[divine]] [[privileges]] that your [[leaders]] are about to commit the [[supreme]] [[folly]] of all the ages in that they are on the verge of finally [[rejecting]] the [[gift]] of [[God]] to [[Mankind|all men]] and for all [[Epoch|ages]]—the [[revelation]] of the [[love]] of [[the Father]] in [[heaven]] for all his [[creatures]] on [[earth]].

175:1.6 " And when you do once [[reject]] this [[revelation]] of [[God]] to [[man]], [[the kingdom]] of [[heaven]] shall be given to other peoples, to those who will [[receive]] it with [[joy]] and gladness. In the [[name]] of [[the Father]] who sent me, I [[solemn]]ly [[warn]] you that you are about to lose your position in the world as the [[Avant-garde|standard-bearers]] of [[eternal]] [[truth]] and the [[Stewardship|custodians]] of the [[divine]] [[law]]. I am just now offering you your last [[chance]] to come forward and [[repent]], to [[signify]] your [[intention]] to [[seek]] [[God]] with all your [[hearts]] and to enter, like little [[children]] and by [[sincere]] [[faith]], into the [[security]] and [[salvation]] of [[the kingdom]] of heaven.

175:1.6 " And when you do once [[reject]] this [[revelation]] of [[God]] to [[man]], [[the kingdom]] of [[heaven]] shall be given to other peoples, to those who will [[receive]] it with [[joy]] and gladness. In the [[name]] of [[the Father]] who sent me, I [[solemn]]ly [[warn]] you that you are about to lose your position in the world as the [[Avant-garde|standard-bearers]] of [[eternal]] [[truth]] and the [[Stewardship|custodians]] of the [[divine]] [[law]]. I am just now offering you your last [[chance]] to come forward and [[repent]], to [[signify]] your [[intention]] to [[seek]] [[God]] with all your [[hearts]] and to enter, like little [[children]] and by [[sincere]] [[faith]], into the [[security]] and [[salvation]] of [[the kingdom]] of heaven.

175:1.7 " [[the Father|My Father]] has long worked for your [[salvation]], and I came down to live among you and [[personal]]ly show you the way. Many of both the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] and the [[Samaritans]], and even the [[gentiles]], have [[believed]] the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]], but those who should be first to come forward and [[accept]] the [[light]] of [[heaven]] have [[steadfastly]] refused to [[believe]] the [[revelation]] of the [[truth]] of [[God]]—God revealed in [[man]] and man uplifted to God.

175:1.7 " [[the Father|My Father]] has long worked for your [[salvation]], and I came down to live among you and [[personal]]ly show you the way. Many of both the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] and the [[Samaritans]], and even the [[gentiles]], have [[believed]] the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]], but those who should be first to come forward and [[accept]] the [[light]] of [[heaven]] have [[steadfastly]] refused to [[believe]] the [[revelation]] of the [[truth]] of [[God]]—God revealed in [[man]] and man uplifted to God.

175:1.8 " This afternoon my [[apostles]] stand here before you in [[silence]], but you shall soon hear their [[voices]] ringing out with the call to [[salvation]] and with the urge to [[unite]] with [[the Kingdom|the heavenly kingdom]] as the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of the living God]. And now I call to [[witness]] these, my [[disciples]] and [[believers]] in the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]], as well as the [[unseen]] [[messengers]] by their sides, that I have once more offered [[Israel]] and her rulers deliverance and [[salvation]]. But you all behold how [[the Father]]'s [[mercy]] is slighted and how the [[messengers]] of [[truth]] are [[rejected]]. Nevertheless, I [[admonish]] you that these [[scribes]] and [[Pharisees]] still sit in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses]' seat, and therefore, until the [[Most Highs]] who rule in the [[Nation|kingdoms]] of men shall finally [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_Jerusalem#Destruction_of_Jerusalem overthrow this nation] and destroy the place of these rulers, I bid you [[co-operate]] with these [[elders]] in [[Israel]]. You are not required to [[unite]] with them in their [[plans]] to [[Murder|destroy]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man], but in everything related to the [[peace]] of [[Israel]] you are to be subject to them. In all these matters do whatsoever they bid you and [[observe]] the essentials of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaic_law#Mosaic_law the law] but do not [[pattern]] after their [[evil]] works. Remember, this is the [[sin]] of these rulers: They say that which is [[good]], but they do it not. You well know how these [[leaders]] bind heavy burdens on your shoulders, burdens [[grievous]] to bear, and that they will not lift as much as one finger to help you bear these weighty burdens. They have [[oppressed]] you with [[ceremonies]] and [[enslaved]] you by [[traditions]].

175:1.8 " This afternoon my [[apostles]] stand here before you in [[silence]], but you shall soon hear their [[voices]] ringing out with the call to [[salvation]] and with the urge to [[unite]] with [[the Kingdom|the heavenly kingdom]] as the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of the living God]. And now I call to [[witness]] these, my [[disciples]] and [[believers]] in the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]], as well as the [[unseen]] [[messengers]] by their sides, that I have once more offered [[Israel]] and her rulers deliverance and [[salvation]]. But you all behold how [[the Father]]'s [[mercy]] is slighted and how the [[messengers]] of [[truth]] are [[rejected]]. Nevertheless, I [[admonish]] you that these [[scribes]] and [[Pharisees]] still sit in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses]' seat, and therefore, until the [[Most Highs]] who rule in the [[Nation|kingdoms]] of men shall finally [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_Jerusalem#Destruction_of_Jerusalem overthrow this nation] and destroy the place of these rulers, I bid you [[co-operate]] with these [[elders]] in [[Israel]]. You are not required to [[unite]] with them in their [[plans]] to [[Murder|destroy]] the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man], but in everything related to the [[peace]] of [[Israel]] you are to be subject to them. In all these matters do whatsoever they bid you and [[observe]] the essentials of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaic_law#Mosaic_law the law] but do not [[pattern]] after their [[evil]] works. Remember, this is the [[sin]] of these rulers: They say that which is [[good]], but they do it not. You well know how these [[leaders]] bind heavy burdens on your shoulders, burdens [[grievous]] to bear, and that they will not lift as much as one finger to help you bear these weighty burdens. They have [[oppressed]] you with [[ceremonies]] and [[enslaved]] you by [[traditions]].

175:1.9 " Furthermore, these [[self]]-[[center]]ed rulers delight in doing their [[good]] works so that they will be seen by men. They make broad their [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tefillin phylacteries] and enlarge the borders of their [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opus_Anglicanum official robes]. They crave the chief places at the feasts and demand the chief seats in the [[synagogues]]. They [[covet]] laudatory [[salutations]] in the [[market places]] and [[desire]] to be called [[rabbi]] by all men. And even while they seek all this [[honor]] from men, they [[secretly]] lay hold of [[widows]]' houses and take [[profit]] from the services of the [[sacred]] [[temple]]. For a [[pretense]] these [[hypocrites]] make long [[prayers]] in [[public]] and give alms to [[attract]] the notice of their fellows.

175:1.9 " Furthermore, these [[self]]-[[center]]ed rulers delight in doing their [[good]] works so that they will be seen by men. They make broad their [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tefillin phylacteries] and enlarge the borders of their [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opus_Anglicanum official robes]. They crave the chief places at the feasts and demand the chief seats in the [[synagogues]]. They [[covet]] laudatory [[salutations]] in the [[market places]] and [[desire]] to be called [[rabbi]] by all men. And even while they seek all this [[honor]] from men, they [[secretly]] lay hold of [[widows]]' houses and take [[profit]] from the services of the [[sacred]] [[temple]]. For a [[pretense]] these [[hypocrites]] make long [[prayers]] in [[public]] and give alms to [[attract]] the notice of their fellows.

175:1.10 " While you should [[honor]] your rulers and [[reverence]] your [[teachers]], you should call no man [[Father]] in the [[spiritual]] sense, for there is one who is y[[our Father]], even [[God]]. Neither should you seek to lord it over your brethren in [[the kingdom]]. Remember, I have taught you that he who would be greatest among you should become the server of all. If you [[presume]] to exalt yourselves before [[God]], you will certainly be [[humbled]]; but whoso truly humbles himself will surely be exalted. Seek in your daily lives, not [[self]]-glorification, but the [[glory]] of [[God]]. [[Intelligently]] subordinate your own wills to the will of [[the Father]] in heaven.

175:1.10 " While you should [[honor]] your rulers and [[reverence]] your [[teachers]], you should call no man [[Father]] in the [[spiritual]] sense, for there is one who is y[[our Father]], even [[God]]. Neither should you seek to lord it over your brethren in [[the kingdom]]. Remember, I have taught you that he who would be greatest among you should become the server of all. If you [[presume]] to exalt yourselves before [[God]], you will certainly be [[humbled]]; but whoso truly humbles himself will surely be exalted. Seek in your daily lives, not [[self]]-glorification, but the [[glory]] of [[God]]. [[Intelligently]] subordinate your own wills to the will of [[the Father]] in heaven.

175:1.11 " Mistake not my [[words]]. I bear no [[malice]] toward these [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol chief priests] and rulers who even now seek my [[Death|destruction]]; I have no ill will for these [[scribes]] and [[Pharisees]] who [[reject]] my [[teachings]]. I know that many of you [[believe]] in [[secret]], and I know you will openly [[profess]] your [[allegiance]] to [[the kingdom]] when my hour comes. But how will your [[rabbis]] [[justify]] themselves since they profess to talk with [[God]] and then [[presume]] to [[reject]] and destroy him who comes to [[reveal]] [[the Father]] to the worlds?

175:1.11 " Mistake not my [[words]]. I bear no [[malice]] toward these [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol chief priests] and rulers who even now seek my [[Death|destruction]]; I have no ill will for these [[scribes]] and [[Pharisees]] who [[reject]] my [[teachings]]. I know that many of you [[believe]] in [[secret]], and I know you will openly [[profess]] your [[allegiance]] to [[the kingdom]] when my hour comes. But how will your [[rabbis]] [[justify]] themselves since they profess to talk with [[God]] and then [[presume]] to [[reject]] and destroy him who comes to [[reveal]] [[the Father]] to the worlds?

175:1.12 " [[Woe]] upon you, [[scribes]] and [[Pharisees]], [[hypocrites]]! You would shut the doors of [[the kingdom]] of heaven against [[sincere]] men because they happen to be unlearned in the ways of your teaching. You refuse to enter [[the kingdom]] and at the [[same time]] do [[everything]] within your [[power]] to [[prevent]] all others from entering. You stand with your backs to the [[Portal|doors]] of [[salvation]] and fight with all who would enter therein.

175:1.12 " [[Woe]] upon you, [[scribes]] and [[Pharisees]], [[hypocrites]]! You would shut the doors of [[the kingdom]] of heaven against [[sincere]] men because they happen to be unlearned in the ways of your teaching. You refuse to enter [[the kingdom]] and at the [[same time]] do [[everything]] within your [[power]] to [[prevent]] all others from entering. You stand with your backs to the [[Portal|doors]] of [[salvation]] and fight with all who would enter therein.

175:1.13 " [[Woe]] upon you, [[scribes]] and [[Pharisees]], [[hypocrites]] that you are! for you do indeed [[encompass]] [[land]] and [[sea]] to make one [[proselyte]], and when you have succeeded, you are not content until you have made him twofold worse than he was as a child of the [[heathen]].

175:1.13 " [[Woe]] upon you, [[scribes]] and [[Pharisees]], [[hypocrites]] that you are! for you do indeed [[encompass]] [[land]] and [[sea]] to make one [[proselyte]], and when you have succeeded, you are not content until you have made him twofold worse than he was as a child of the [[heathen]].

175:1.14 " [[Woe]] upon you, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol chief priests] and rulers who lay hold of the [[property]] of the [[poor]] and demand heavy [[Tribute|dues]] of those who would serve [[God]] as they [[think]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] [[ordain]]ed! You who refuse to show [[mercy]], can you [[hope]] for [[mercy]] in the [[Mansion Worlds|worlds to come]]?

175:1.14 " [[Woe]] upon you, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol chief priests] and rulers who lay hold of the [[property]] of the [[poor]] and demand heavy [[Tribute|dues]] of those who would serve [[God]] as they [[think]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] [[ordain]]ed! You who refuse to show [[mercy]], can you [[hope]] for [[mercy]] in the [[Mansion Worlds|worlds to come]]?

175:1.15 " [[Woe]] upon you, [[false]] [[teachers]], blind [[guides]]! What can be [[expected]] of a [[nation]] when the blind lead the blind? They both shall stumble into the pit of [[Default|destruction]].

175:1.15 " [[Woe]] upon you, [[false]] [[teachers]], blind [[guides]]! What can be [[expected]] of a [[nation]] when the blind lead the blind? They both shall stumble into the pit of [[Default|destruction]].

175:1.16 " [[Woe]] upon you who [[dissimulate]] when you take an [[oath]]! You are tricksters since you [[teach]] that a man may swear by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] and break his [[oath]], but that whoso swears by the [[Treasure|gold]] in the [[temple]] must remain bound. You are all [[fools]] and blind. You are not even [[consistent]] in your [[Deception|dishonesty]], for which is the greater, the gold or the [[temple]] which has supposedly [[sanctified]] the gold? You also [[teach]] that, if a man swears by the [[altar]], it is nothing; but that, if one swears by the [[gift]] that is upon the [[altar]], then shall he be held as a [[debtor]]. Again are you blind to the [[truth]], for which is the greater, the [[gift]] or the [[altar]] which [[sanctifies]] the gift? How can you [[justify]] such [[hypocrisy]] and dishonesty in the [[sight]] of the [[God]] of heaven?

175:1.16 " [[Woe]] upon you who [[dissimulate]] when you take an [[oath]]! You are tricksters since you [[teach]] that a man may swear by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] and break his [[oath]], but that whoso swears by the [[Treasure|gold]] in the [[temple]] must remain bound. You are all [[fools]] and blind. You are not even [[consistent]] in your [[Deception|dishonesty]], for which is the greater, the gold or the [[temple]] which has supposedly [[sanctified]] the gold? You also [[teach]] that, if a man swears by the [[altar]], it is nothing; but that, if one swears by the [[gift]] that is upon the [[altar]], then shall he be held as a [[debtor]]. Again are you blind to the [[truth]], for which is the greater, the [[gift]] or the [[altar]] which [[sanctifies]] the gift? How can you [[justify]] such [[hypocrisy]] and dishonesty in the [[sight]] of the [[God]] of heaven?

175:1.17 " [[Woe]] upon you, [[scribes]] and [[Pharisees]] and all other [[hypocrites]] who make sure that they [[tithe]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint mint], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anise anise], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumin cumin] and at the [[same time]] disregard the weightier matters of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah law]—[[faith]], [[mercy]], and [[judgment]]! Within [[reason]], the one you ought to have done but not to have left the other undone. You are truly blind [[guides]] and dumb [[teachers]]; you strain out the gnat and swallow the camel.

175:1.17 " [[Woe]] upon you, [[scribes]] and [[Pharisees]] and all other [[hypocrites]] who make sure that they [[tithe]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint mint], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anise anise], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumin cumin] and at the [[same time]] disregard the weightier matters of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah law]—[[faith]], [[mercy]], and [[judgment]]! Within [[reason]], the one you ought to have done but not to have left the other undone. You are truly blind [[guides]] and dumb [[teachers]]; you strain out the gnat and swallow the camel.

175:1.18 " [[Woe]] upon you, [[scribes]], [[Pharisees]], and [[hypocrites]]! for you are scrupulous to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritual_washing_in_Judaism cleanse the outside of the cup and the platter], but within there remains the filth of [[extortion]], excesses, and [[deception]]. You are [[spiritually]] blind. Do you not [[recognize]] how much better it would be first to cleanse the inside of the cup, and then that which spills over would of itself cleanse the outside? You [[wicked]] [[reprobates]]! you make the outward [[performances]] of your [[religion]] to [[conform]] with the [[letter]] of your [[interpretation]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaic_law#Mosaic_law Moses' law] while your [[souls]] are steeped in [[iniquity]] and filled with [[murder]].

175:1.18 " [[Woe]] upon you, [[scribes]], [[Pharisees]], and [[hypocrites]]! for you are scrupulous to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritual_washing_in_Judaism cleanse the outside of the cup and the platter], but within there remains the filth of [[extortion]], excesses, and [[deception]]. You are [[spiritually]] blind. Do you not [[recognize]] how much better it would be first to cleanse the inside of the cup, and then that which spills over would of itself cleanse the outside? You [[wicked]] [[reprobates]]! you make the outward [[performances]] of your [[religion]] to [[conform]] with the [[letter]] of your [[interpretation]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaic_law#Mosaic_law Moses' law] while your [[souls]] are steeped in [[iniquity]] and filled with [[murder]].

175:1.19 " [[Woe]] upon all of you who [[reject]] [[truth]] and spurn [[mercy]]! Many of you are like whited [sepulchres]], which outwardly appear [[beautiful]] but within are full of [[Skeleton|dead men's bones]] and all sorts of uncleanness. Even so do you who knowingly [[reject]] the [[counsel]] of [[God]] [[appear]] outwardly to men as [[holy]] and [[righteous]], but inwardly your [[hearts]] are filled with [[hypocrisy]] and [[iniquity]].

175:1.19 " [[Woe]] upon all of you who [[reject]] [[truth]] and spurn [[mercy]]! Many of you are like whited [sepulchres]], which outwardly appear [[beautiful]] but within are full of [[Skeleton|dead men's bones]] and all sorts of uncleanness. Even so do you who knowingly [[reject]] the [[counsel]] of [[God]] [[appear]] outwardly to men as [[holy]] and [[righteous]], but inwardly your [[hearts]] are filled with [[hypocrisy]] and [[iniquity]].

175:1.20 " [[Woe]] upon you, [[false]] [[guides]] of a [[nation]]! Over yonder have you built a [[monument]] to the [[martyr]]ed [[prophets]] of old, while you [[Conspiracy|plot]] to destroy Him of whom they [[spoke]]. You garnish the [[tombs]] of the [[righteous]] and flatter yourselves that, had you lived in the days of your [[father]]s, you would not have [[killed]] the [[prophets]]; and then in the [[face]] of such [[self-righteous]] [[thinking]] you make ready to [[Murder|slay]] him of whom the [[prophets]] [[spoke]], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man]. Inasmuch as you do these [[things]], are you [[witness]] to yourselves that you are the [[wicked]] sons of them who slew the [[prophets]]. Go on, then, and fill up the cup of your [[condemnation]] to the full!

175:1.20 " [[Woe]] upon you, [[false]] [[guides]] of a [[nation]]! Over yonder have you built a [[monument]] to the [[martyr]]ed [[prophets]] of old, while you [[Conspiracy|plot]] to destroy Him of whom they [[spoke]]. You garnish the [[tombs]] of the [[righteous]] and flatter yourselves that, had you lived in the days of your [[father]]s, you would not have [[killed]] the [[prophets]]; and then in the [[face]] of such [[self-righteous]] [[thinking]] you make ready to [[Murder|slay]] him of whom the [[prophets]] [[spoke]], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man]. Inasmuch as you do these [[things]], are you [[witness]] to yourselves that you are the [[wicked]] sons of them who slew the [[prophets]]. Go on, then, and fill up the cup of your [[condemnation]] to the full!

175:1.21 " [[Woe]] upon you, [[children]] of [[evil]]! [[John the Baptist|John]] did truly call you the offspring of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viperidae vipers], and I ask how can you [[escape]] the [[judgment]] that [[John the Baptist|John]] pronounced upon you?

175:1.21 " [[Woe]] upon you, [[children]] of [[evil]]! [[John the Baptist|John]] did truly call you the offspring of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viperidae vipers], and I ask how can you [[escape]] the [[judgment]] that [[John the Baptist|John]] pronounced upon you?

175:1.22 " But even now I offer you in [[the Father|my Father]]'s [[name]] [[mercy]] and [[forgiveness]]; even now I proffer the loving hand of [[eternal]] fellowship. [[the Father|My Father]] has sent you the [[wise]] men and the [[prophets]]; some you have [[persecuted]] and others you have [[killed]]. Then [[appeared]] [[John the Baptist|John]] [[proclaiming]] the coming of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man], and him you destroyed after many had [[believed]] his teaching. And now you make ready to shed more [[innocent]] [[blood]]. Do you not [[comprehend]] that a terrible day of [[reckoning]] will come when the Judge of all the [[earth]] shall require of this people an [[accounting]] for the way they have [[rejected]], [[persecuted]], and destroyed these [[messengers]] of [[heaven]]? Do you not [[understand]] that you must [[account]] for all of this [[righteous]] [[blood]], from the first [[prophet]] killed down to the times of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zechariah Zechariah], who was slain between the [[sanctuary]] and the [[altar]]? And if you go on in your [[evil]] ways, this [[accounting]] may be required of this very [[generation]].

175:1.22 " But even now I offer you in [[the Father|my Father]]'s [[name]] [[mercy]] and [[forgiveness]]; even now I proffer the loving hand of [[eternal]] fellowship. [[the Father|My Father]] has sent you the [[wise]] men and the [[prophets]]; some you have [[persecuted]] and others you have [[killed]]. Then [[appeared]] [[John the Baptist|John]] [[proclaiming]] the coming of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man], and him you destroyed after many had [[believed]] his teaching. And now you make ready to shed more [[innocent]] [[blood]]. Do you not [[comprehend]] that a terrible day of [[reckoning]] will come when the Judge of all the [[earth]] shall require of this people an [[accounting]] for the way they have [[rejected]], [[persecuted]], and destroyed these [[messengers]] of [[heaven]]? Do you not [[understand]] that you must [[account]] for all of this [[righteous]] [[blood]], from the first [[prophet]] killed down to the times of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zechariah Zechariah], who was slain between the [[sanctuary]] and the [[altar]]? And if you go on in your [[evil]] ways, this [[accounting]] may be required of this very [[generation]].

175:1.23 " O [[Jerusalem]] and the [[children]] of [[Abraham]], you who have [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoning stoned] the [[prophets]] and killed the [[teachers]] that were sent to you, even now would I gather your [[children]] [[together]] as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, but you will not!

175:1.23 " O [[Jerusalem]] and the [[children]] of [[Abraham]], you who have [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoning stoned] the [[prophets]] and killed the [[teachers]] that were sent to you, even now would I gather your [[children]] [[together]] as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, but you will not!

175:1.24 " And now I take leave of you. You have heard my [[message]] and have made your [[decision]]. Those who have [[believed]] my [[gospel]] are even now safe within [[the kingdom]] of [[God]]. To you who have [[chosen]] to [[reject]] the [[gift]] of [[God]], I say that you will no more see me teaching in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple]. My [[work]] for you is done. Behold, I now go forth with my [[children]], and your house is left to you [[Absence|desolate]]! "

175:1.24 " And now I take leave of you. You have heard my [[message]] and have made your [[decision]]. Those who have [[believed]] my [[gospel]] are even now safe within [[the kingdom]] of [[God]]. To you who have [[chosen]] to [[reject]] the [[gift]] of [[God]], I say that you will no more see me teaching in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple]. My [[work]] for you is done. Behold, I now go forth with my [[children]], and your house is left to you [[Absence|desolate]]! "

175:1.25 And then [[the Master]] beckoned his followers to depart from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple].

175:1.25 And then [[the Master]] beckoned his followers to depart from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple].

==175:2. STATUS OF INDIVIDUAL JEWS==

==175:2. STATUS OF INDIVIDUAL JEWS==

175:2.1 The [[fact]] that the [[spiritual]] [[leaders]] and the [[religious]] [[teachers]] of the [[Jewish]] [[nation]] onetime [[rejected]] the teachings of [[Jesus]] and [[conspired]] to bring about his [[cruel]] [[death]], does not in any [[manner]] [[affect]] the [[status]] of any [[individual]] Jew in his standing before [[God]]. And it should not [[cause]] those who profess to be followers of the [[Christ]] to be [[prejudiced]] against the [[Jew]] as a fellow [[mortal]]. The Jews, as a [[nation]], as a sociopolitical [[group]], paid in full the terrible price of [[rejecting]] the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Isaiah#Chapter_.9 Prince of Peace]. Long since they ceased to be the [[spiritual]] [[Avant-garde|torchbearers]] of [[divine]] [[truth]] to the [[races]] of [[mankind]], but this constitutes no valid [[reason]] why the [[individual]] descendants of these long-ago Jews should be made to [[suffer]] the [[persecutions]] which have been visited upon them by intolerant, unworthy, and [[bigoted]] professed followers of [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]], who was, himself, a Jew by [[natural]] [[birth]].

175:2.1 The [[fact]] that the [[spiritual]] [[leaders]] and the [[religious]] [[teachers]] of the [[Jewish]] [[nation]] onetime [[rejected]] the teachings of [[Jesus]] and [[conspired]] to bring about his [[cruel]] [[death]], does not in any [[manner]] [[affect]] the [[status]] of any [[individual]] Jew in his standing before [[God]]. And it should not [[cause]] those who profess to be followers of the [[Christ]] to be [[prejudiced]] against the [[Jew]] as a fellow [[mortal]]. The Jews, as a [[nation]], as a sociopolitical [[group]], paid in full the terrible price of [[rejecting]] the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Isaiah#Chapter_.9 Prince of Peace]. Long since they ceased to be the [[spiritual]] [[Avant-garde|torchbearers]] of [[divine]] [[truth]] to the [[races]] of [[mankind]], but this constitutes no valid [[reason]] why the [[individual]] descendants of these long-ago Jews should be made to [[suffer]] the [[persecutions]] which have been visited upon them by intolerant, unworthy, and [[bigoted]] professed followers of [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]], who was, himself, a Jew by [[natural]] [[birth]].

175:2.2 Many times has this unreasoning and un-Christlike [[hatred]] and [[persecution]] of [[modern]] [[Jews]] terminated in the [[suffering]] and [[death]] of some [[innocent]] and unoffending Jewish [[individual]] whose very [[ancestors]], in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_century times] of [[Jesus]], heartily [[accepted]] his [[gospel]] and presently died unflinchingly for that [[truth]] which they so wholeheartedly believed. What a shudder of [[horror]] passes over the onlooking [[celestial]] [[beings]] as they behold the professed followers of [[Jesus]] indulge themselves in [[persecuting]], harassing, and even [[murdering]] the later-day [[descendants]] of [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]], and others of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Jews Palestinian Jews] who so [[gloriously]] yielded up their lives as the first [[martyrs]] of the [[gospel]] of [[the Kingdom|the heavenly kingdom]]!

175:2.2 Many times has this unreasoning and un-Christlike [[hatred]] and [[persecution]] of [[modern]] [[Jews]] terminated in the [[suffering]] and [[death]] of some [[innocent]] and unoffending Jewish [[individual]] whose very [[ancestors]], in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_century times] of [[Jesus]], heartily [[accepted]] his [[gospel]] and presently died unflinchingly for that [[truth]] which they so wholeheartedly believed. What a shudder of [[horror]] passes over the onlooking [[celestial]] [[beings]] as they behold the professed followers of [[Jesus]] indulge themselves in [[persecuting]], harassing, and even [[murdering]] the later-day [[descendants]] of [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]], and others of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Jews Palestinian Jews] who so [[gloriously]] yielded up their lives as the first [[martyrs]] of the [[gospel]] of [[the Kingdom|the heavenly kingdom]]!

175:2.3 How [[cruel]] and unreasoning to [[compel]] [[innocent]] [[children]] to [[suffer]] for the [[sins]] of their [[progenitors]], misdeeds of which they are wholly [[ignorant]], and for which they could in no way be [[responsible]]! And to do such [[wicked]] [[deeds]] in the name of one who taught his [[disciples]] to [[love]] even their [[enemies]]! It has become [[necessary]], in this [[recital]] of the life of [[Jesus]], to portray the [[manner]] in which certain of his fellow [[Jews]] [[rejected]] him and [[conspired]] to bring about his ignominious [[death]]; but we would [[warn]] all who [[read]] this [[narrative]] that the presentation of such a [[historical]] recital in no way [[justifies]] the unjust [[hatred]], nor condones the unfair [[attitude]] of [[mind]], which so many professed [[Christians]] have maintained toward [[individual]] [[Jews]] for many centuries. [[the Kingdom|Kingdom]] [[believers]], those who follow the [[teachings]] of [[Jesus]], must cease to mistreat the [[individual]] Jew as one who is [[guilty]] of the [[rejection]] and [[crucifixion]] of [[Jesus]]. [[The Father]] and his [[Creator Son]] have never ceased to [[love]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews]. [[God]] is no respecter of [[persons]], and [[salvation]] is for the [[Jew]] as well as for the [[gentile]].

175:2.3 How [[cruel]] and unreasoning to [[compel]] [[innocent]] [[children]] to [[suffer]] for the [[sins]] of their [[progenitors]], misdeeds of which they are wholly [[ignorant]], and for which they could in no way be [[responsible]]! And to do such [[wicked]] [[deeds]] in the name of one who taught his [[disciples]] to [[love]] even their [[enemies]]! It has become [[necessary]], in this [[recital]] of the life of [[Jesus]], to portray the [[manner]] in which certain of his fellow [[Jews]] [[rejected]] him and [[conspired]] to bring about his ignominious [[death]]; but we would [[warn]] all who [[read]] this [[narrative]] that the presentation of such a [[historical]] recital in no way [[justifies]] the unjust [[hatred]], nor condones the unfair [[attitude]] of [[mind]], which so many professed [[Christians]] have maintained toward [[individual]] [[Jews]] for many centuries. [[the Kingdom|Kingdom]] [[believers]], those who follow the [[teachings]] of [[Jesus]], must cease to mistreat the [[individual]] Jew as one who is [[guilty]] of the [[rejection]] and [[crucifixion]] of [[Jesus]]. [[The Father]] and his [[Creator Son]] have never ceased to [[love]] the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews]. [[God]] is no respecter of [[persons]], and [[salvation]] is for the [[Jew]] as well as for the [[gentile]].

==175:3. THE FATEFUL SANHEDRIN MEETING==

==175:3. THE FATEFUL SANHEDRIN MEETING==

175:3.1 At eight o'clock on this Tuesday evening the fateful [[meeting]] of the [[Sanhedrin]] was called to order. On many previous occasions had this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_court supreme court] of the [[Jewish]] [[nation]] informally [[decreed]] the [[death]] of [[Jesus]]. Many times had this august ruling body [[Decision|determined]] to put a stop to his [[work]], but never before had they resolved to place him under [[arrest]] and to bring about his [[death]] at any and all costs. It was just before midnight on this Tuesday, April 4, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_AD A.D. 30], that the [[Sanhedrin]], as then [[constituted]], [[Formal|officially]] and unanimously [[voted]] to impose the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment death sentence] upon both [[Jesus]] and [[Lazarus]]. This was the answer to [[the Master]]'s last [[appeal]] to the rulers of the [[Jews]] which he had made in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] only a few hours before, and it [[represented]] their [[reaction]] of bitter resentment toward [[Jesus]]' last and [[vigorous]] [[indictment]] of these same [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol chief priests] and impenitent [[Sadducees]] and [[Pharisees]]. The passing of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment death sentence] (even before his [[trial]]) upon the [[Creator Son|Son of God]] was the [[Sanhedrin]]'s reply to the last offer of [[heavenly]] [[mercy]] ever to be extended to the [[Jewish]] [[nation]], as such.

175:3.1 At eight o'clock on this Tuesday evening the fateful [[meeting]] of the [[Sanhedrin]] was called to order. On many previous occasions had this [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_court supreme court] of the [[Jewish]] [[nation]] informally [[decreed]] the [[death]] of [[Jesus]]. Many times had this august ruling body [[Decision|determined]] to put a stop to his [[work]], but never before had they resolved to place him under [[arrest]] and to bring about his [[death]] at any and all costs. It was just before midnight on this Tuesday, April 4, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_AD A.D. 30], that the [[Sanhedrin]], as then [[constituted]], [[Formal|officially]] and unanimously [[voted]] to impose the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment death sentence] upon both [[Jesus]] and [[Lazarus]]. This was the answer to [[the Master]]'s last [[appeal]] to the rulers of the [[Jews]] which he had made in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] only a few hours before, and it [[represented]] their [[reaction]] of bitter resentment toward [[Jesus]]' last and [[vigorous]] [[indictment]] of these same [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol chief priests] and impenitent [[Sadducees]] and [[Pharisees]]. The passing of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment death sentence] (even before his [[trial]]) upon the [[Creator Son|Son of God]] was the [[Sanhedrin]]'s reply to the last offer of [[heavenly]] [[mercy]] ever to be extended to the [[Jewish]] [[nation]], as such.

175:3.2 From this time on the [[Jews]] were left to finish their brief and short lease of [[nation]]al life wholly in [[accordance]] with their [[purely]] [[human]] [[status]] among the [[nations]] of [[Urantia]]. [[Israel]] had repudiated the [[Creator Son|Son of the God]] who made a [[covenant]] with [[Abraham]], and the [[plan]] to make the [http://books.google.com/books?id=Zu6EAAAACAAJ&dq=children+of+abraham&hl=en&ei=zv73TebzBYKEtgfy0NnaCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAQ children of Abraham] the [[light]]-bearers of [[truth]] to the world had been shattered. The [[divine]] [[covenant]] had been [[abrogate]]d, and the end of the [[Hebrew]] [[nation]] drew on apace.

175:3.2 From this time on the [[Jews]] were left to finish their brief and short lease of [[nation]]al life wholly in [[accordance]] with their [[purely]] [[human]] [[status]] among the [[nations]] of [[Urantia]]. [[Israel]] had repudiated the [[Creator Son|Son of the God]] who made a [[covenant]] with [[Abraham]], and the [[plan]] to make the [https://books.google.com/books?id=Zu6EAAAACAAJ&dq=children+of+abraham&hl=en&ei=zv73TebzBYKEtgfy0NnaCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAQ children of Abraham] the [[light]]-bearers of [[truth]] to the world had been shattered. The [[divine]] [[covenant]] had been [[abrogate]]d, and the end of the [[Hebrew]] [[nation]] drew on apace.

175:3.3 The officers of the [[Sanhedrin]] were given the orders for [[Jesus]]' [[arrest]] early the next morning, but with instructions that he must not be apprehended in [[public]]. They were told to [[plan]] to take him in [[secret]], preferably suddenly and at [[Darkness|night]]. [[Understanding]] that he might not return that day (Wednesday) to teach in the [[temple]], they instructed these officers of the [[Sanhedrin]] to " bring him before the high Jewish [[court]] sometime before midnight on Thursday. "

175:3.3 The officers of the [[Sanhedrin]] were given the orders for [[Jesus]]' [[arrest]] early the next morning, but with instructions that he must not be apprehended in [[public]]. They were told to [[plan]] to take him in [[secret]], preferably suddenly and at [[Darkness|night]]. [[Understanding]] that he might not return that day (Wednesday) to teach in the [[temple]], they instructed these officers of the [[Sanhedrin]] to " bring him before the high Jewish [[court]] sometime before midnight on Thursday. "

==175:4. THE SITUATION IN JERUSALEM==

==175:4. THE SITUATION IN JERUSALEM==

175:4.1 At the conclusion of [[Jesus]]' last [[discourse]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple], [[the apostles]] once more were left in [[confusion]] and consternation. Before [[the Master]] began his terrible [[denunciation]] of the [[Jewish]] rulers, [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] had returned to the [[temple]], so that all twelve heard this latter half of [[Jesus]]' last [[discourse]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple]. It is unfortunate that [[Judas Iscariot]] could not have heard the first and [[mercy]]-proffering half of this [[farewell]] address. He did not hear this last offer of [[mercy]] to the Jewish rulers because he was still in [[conference]] with a certain [[group]] of [[Sadducees|Sadducean]] relatives and [[friends]] with whom he had lunched, and with whom he was conferring as to the most fitting [[manner]] of dissociating himself from [[Jesus]] and his fellow [[apostles]]. It was while [[listening]] to [[the Master]]'s final [[indictment]] of the [[Jewish]] [[leaders]] and rulers that [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] finally and fully made up his [[mind]] to [[forsake]] the [[gospel]] [[movement]] and wash his hands of the whole [[enterprise]]. Nevertheless, he left [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] in company with [[the twelve]], went with them to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Olives Mount Olivet], where, with his fellow [[apostles]], he [[listened]] to that fateful [[discourse]] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_Jerusalem destruction of Jerusalem] and the end of the [[Jewish]] [[nation]], and remained with them that Tuesday night at the new camp near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gethsemane Gethsemane].

175:4.1 At the conclusion of [[Jesus]]' last [[discourse]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple], [[the apostles]] once more were left in [[confusion]] and consternation. Before [[the Master]] began his terrible [[denunciation]] of the [[Jewish]] rulers, [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] had returned to the [[temple]], so that all twelve heard this latter half of [[Jesus]]' last [[discourse]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple]. It is unfortunate that [[Judas Iscariot]] could not have heard the first and [[mercy]]-proffering half of this [[farewell]] address. He did not hear this last offer of [[mercy]] to the Jewish rulers because he was still in [[conference]] with a certain [[group]] of [[Sadducees|Sadducean]] relatives and [[friends]] with whom he had lunched, and with whom he was conferring as to the most fitting [[manner]] of dissociating himself from [[Jesus]] and his fellow [[apostles]]. It was while [[listening]] to [[the Master]]'s final [[indictment]] of the [[Jewish]] [[leaders]] and rulers that [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] finally and fully made up his [[mind]] to [[forsake]] the [[gospel]] [[movement]] and wash his hands of the whole [[enterprise]]. Nevertheless, he left [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] in company with [[the twelve]], went with them to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Olives Mount Olivet], where, with his fellow [[apostles]], he [[listened]] to that fateful [[discourse]] on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_Jerusalem destruction of Jerusalem] and the end of the [[Jewish]] [[nation]], and remained with them that Tuesday night at the new camp near [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gethsemane Gethsemane].

175:4.2 [[The multitude]] who heard [[Jesus]] swing from his [[merciful]] [[appeal]] to the [[Jewish]] [[leaders]] into that sudden and scathing [[rebuke]] which bordered on ruthless [[denunciation]], were stunned and bewildered. That night, while the [[Sanhedrin]] sat in [[death]] [[judgment]] upon [[Jesus]], and while [[the Master]] sat with his [[apostles]] and certain of his [[disciples]] out on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Olives Mount of Olives] [[foretelling]] the [[death]] of the [[Jewish]] [[nation]], all [[Jerusalem]] was given over to the serious and suppressed [[discussion]] of just one question: " What will they do with [[Jesus]]? "

175:4.2 [[The multitude]] who heard [[Jesus]] swing from his [[merciful]] [[appeal]] to the [[Jewish]] [[leaders]] into that sudden and scathing [[rebuke]] which bordered on ruthless [[denunciation]], were stunned and bewildered. That night, while the [[Sanhedrin]] sat in [[death]] [[judgment]] upon [[Jesus]], and while [[the Master]] sat with his [[apostles]] and certain of his [[disciples]] out on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Olives Mount of Olives] [[foretelling]] the [[death]] of the [[Jewish]] [[nation]], all [[Jerusalem]] was given over to the serious and suppressed [[discussion]] of just one question: " What will they do with [[Jesus]]? "

175:4.3 At the [[home]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicodemus Nicodemus] more than thirty prominent [[Jews]] who were [[secret]] [[believers]] in [[the kingdom]] met and [[debated]] what [[course]] they would pursue in case an open break with the [[Sanhedrin]] should come. All present [[agreed]] that they would make open acknowledgment of their [[allegiance]] to [[the Master]] in the very hour they should hear of his [[arrest]]. And that is just what they did.

175:4.3 At the [[home]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicodemus Nicodemus] more than thirty prominent [[Jews]] who were [[secret]] [[believers]] in [[the kingdom]] met and [[debated]] what [[course]] they would pursue in case an open break with the [[Sanhedrin]] should come. All present [[agreed]] that they would make open acknowledgment of their [[allegiance]] to [[the Master]] in the very hour they should hear of his [[arrest]]. And that is just what they did.

175:4.4 The [[Sadducees]], who now [[control]]led and [[dominated]] the [[Sanhedrin]], were desirous of making away with [[Jesus]] for the following reasons:

175:4.4 The [[Sadducees]], who now [[control]]led and [[dominated]] the [[Sanhedrin]], were desirous of making away with [[Jesus]] for the following reasons:

*1. 175:4.5 They [[feared]] that the increased [[popular]] [[favor]] with which [[the multitude]] regarded him threatened to endanger the [[existence]] of the [[Jewish]] [[nation]] by possible involvement with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_governor Roman authorities].

*1. 175:4.5 They [[feared]] that the increased [[popular]] [[favor]] with which [[the multitude]] regarded him threatened to endanger the [[existence]] of the [[Jewish]] [[nation]] by possible involvement with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_governor Roman authorities].

*2. 175:4.6 His [[zeal]] for [[temple]] [[reform]] struck directly at their [[revenues]]; the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_173#173:1._CLEANSING_THE_TEMPLE cleansing of the temple] affected their pocketbooks.

*2. 175:4.6 His [[zeal]] for [[temple]] [[reform]] struck directly at their [[revenues]]; the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_173#173:1._CLEANSING_THE_TEMPLE cleansing of the temple] affected their pocketbooks.

*3. 175:4.7 They felt themselves [[responsible]] for the [[preservation]] of [[Society|social order]], and they feared the [[consequences]] of the further spread of [[Jesus]]' [[strange]] and new [[doctrine]] of the brotherhood of man.

*3. 175:4.7 They felt themselves [[responsible]] for the [[preservation]] of [[Society|social order]], and they feared the [[consequences]] of the further spread of [[Jesus]]' [[strange]] and new [[doctrine]] of the brotherhood of man.

*2. 175:4.10 They held that [[Jesus]] was a [[Criminal|lawbreaker]]; that he had shown utter disregard for the [[Sabbath]] and numerous other [[legal]] and [[ceremonial]] requirements.

*2. 175:4.10 They held that [[Jesus]] was a [[Criminal|lawbreaker]]; that he had shown utter disregard for the [[Sabbath]] and numerous other [[legal]] and [[ceremonial]] requirements.

*3. 175:4.11 They charged him with [[blasphemy]] because he alluded to [[God]] as his [[Father]].

*3. 175:4.11 They charged him with [[blasphemy]] because he alluded to [[God]] as his [[Father]].

*4. 175:4.12 And now were they thoroughly [[angry]] with him because of his [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_175#175:1._THE_DISCOURSE last discourse] of bitter [[denunciation]] which he had this day delivered in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] as the concluding portion of his [[farewell]] address.

*4. 175:4.12 And now were they thoroughly [[angry]] with him because of his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_175#175:1._THE_DISCOURSE last discourse] of bitter [[denunciation]] which he had this day delivered in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] as the concluding portion of his [[farewell]] address.

175:4.13 The [[Sanhedrin]], having formally [[decreed]] the [[death]] of [[Jesus]] and having issued orders for his [[arrest]], adjourned on this Tuesday near midnight, after appointing to meet at ten o'clock the next [[morning]] at the home of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caiaphas Caiaphas] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol high priest] for the [[purpose]] of [[formulating]] the charges on which [[Jesus]] should be brought to [[trial]].

175:4.13 The [[Sanhedrin]], having formally [[decreed]] the [[death]] of [[Jesus]] and having issued orders for his [[arrest]], adjourned on this Tuesday near midnight, after appointing to meet at ten o'clock the next [[morning]] at the home of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caiaphas Caiaphas] the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol high priest] for the [[purpose]] of [[formulating]] the charges on which [[Jesus]] should be brought to [[trial]].

175:4.14 A small [[group]] of the [[Sadducees]] had actually [[proposed]] to dispose of [[Jesus]] by [[assassination]], but the [[Pharisees]] utterly refused to countenance such a [[procedure]].

175:4.14 A small [[group]] of the [[Sadducees]] had actually [[proposed]] to dispose of [[Jesus]] by [[assassination]], but the [[Pharisees]] utterly refused to countenance such a [[procedure]].

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